Backstage (2016) s02e23 Episode Script

[Alya.]
Previously on Backstage [Helsweel.]
The role you were looking for is the Wind.
- [Jenna.]
I'd love to play the Wind.
- [Sasha.]
You are easy breezy.
[yawns.]
[Vanessa.]
Carly is out cold.
[chuckles.]
[Helsweel.]
We all know who won't be getting the lead.
[George.]
I always felt left out for being different.
- He seems like an amazing brother.
- That's correct.
- [Scarlett.]
I didn't catch his name.
- [George.]
Aidan.
He's in? Drama.
You're the puppeteer Make it hurt, that's the only way I'm sorry for trying to give the paper ballerina and the tin soldier a fairytale ending.
By singing about my life without even asking me? [Alya.]
Jax definitely likes Kit.
He just needs a little nudge.
He don't even know he loves her They're just best friends I like Kit.
- Get out.
Since last night? - Yeah.
- We are so gonna be famous.
- [both chuckling.]
Not to nitpick, but already been there, done that.
I'll catch you at lunch.
This is so exciting! [Alya.]
The first day you met her Small girl with big talent Don't tell me she's singing about other people's lives again.
Who will her victim be this time? She wore a toque for no reason Toque.
And the lucky winner is Kit Dunn, ladies and gentlemen.
He never noticed her feelings Two DJs may that never end Wait, it's not about Kit.
It's about someone who likes Kit.
Until he falls in love With his best friend It's about Kit and Jax.
He was wasting time With the wrong girl The wrong girl.
Is that supposed to be me? [sighs.]
She's hurting people.
She's hurting her friends.
Kept his feelings hiding And the good one's gone He don't even know he loves her They're just best friends Thinks it'll be copacetic Until the end Oh, love is fragile Oh, love has got him shook Now he sees her different Everywhere he look Girl in a toque That's it.
Alya Kendrick needs a wake-up call.
[foosteps.]
["Spark" playing.]
My eyes are open but I cannot see And I'm up and walking Still feels like a dream Until our eyes adjust I guess We're only feeling in the darkness Oh, oh, oh - We just need a spark - Oh, oh - To light up the dark - Oh, oh I can feel you with me I can feel you with me - We just need a spark - Oh, oh - To light up the dark - Oh, oh I can feel you with me I can feel you with me We just need a spark - Summer, I'll take that.
- Of course.
Plus, plus - Beckett, you're Fall.
- When everything is at its most beautiful.
Or when everything rots.
Let me guess, you're on choreo? Actually, I'm Mother Earth.
It's only arms, but at least I'm dancing.
If you call this dancing.
You're gonna be great.
[gasps.]
Guys, guess what? I really hope I don't bring the whole dance down.
What? Never! You'll elevate us.
All of us together, just like old times.
Guys! [exhales.]
You okay? Oh, Summer I'm the Wind, Sasha.
I'm the lead.
That's cosome, Jenna.
"Cool" plus "awesome" equals "cosome".
Trademark.
Sasha Roy.
If you're the lead then I'm your understudy.
Yay! [laughs.]
We're gonna have so much fun together.
Understudy.
Again.
I guess that's what I get for falling asleep at my audition.
You're understudying the lead.
That's cool, right? It's better than hibernation.
And the best part is, you and me will be dancing together in the same show.
- Finally.
- High-five.
And I'm the lead, guys.
I've never been the lead before.
[Sasha.]
Hey, guys, I'm gonna rock this.
Summer's gonna be so Oh.
Cosome.
So, first off, thank you to everyone for volunteering.
The Grade 11s are performing the Scottish play for their end-of-year project and weather is a big part of the show.
- It's used as a - Metaphor.
Correct.
Thank you, George.
I like this girl.
We're gonna make a great team.
So it's crucial we build a skyscape that fills the same role.
Like, I want it to be daytime but dark, you know? A sun, but it's blocked by layers of cloud and mist.
Hmm.
Interesting.
Aidan's playing the lead, so these sets need to match his gravitas.
And we want this to be as tactile as possible.
Tactile? I spoke too soon.
Pardon my interruption, but I could create a 3D CGI projection Your enthusiasm rocks, but we're gonna do this the old-fashioned way.
"Old-fashioned" is a synonym for "out of date.
" We have modern technology I'm the art director, little man.
Your words are appreciated, but we're going on a different journey.
[Sloane.]
Now, where was I? - [rubber snaps.]
- [Sloane.]
Yes If I let this hippie do it her way, she's going to turn Aidan's show into a farce.
No, not on my watch.
Either she has no clue or she doesn't care that she's hurting people by doing this.
I mean, did you know she wrote this song about me and Jax? Kinda.
I didn't tell you 'cause I didn't want you to get upset.
I'm not upset.
I'm concerned, Miles.
Whose secrets will Alya expose next? - You're being kinda dramatic.
- [scoffs.]
Oh, yeah? What? They're probably just talking about - food.
- Mm.
[clanging and creaking.]
[Bianca.]
Hey, that looked intense.
What were you talking to Alya about? Um, she was just asking about the dirt on me and Aidan.
And what did you tell her exactly? You're acting weird.
- [locker door squeaks.]
- [sighs.]
Between you and me, Alya has been taking inspiration from other people's drama and putting it into her music.
But I just told her about the music video and Oh, no.
Oh, no, what? What did you tell her? The kiss.
I told her about the kiss.
Is she gonna write a song about me and Aidan? [Miles.]
I don't know.
Do you think Alya would really do something like that? She already has.
Vanessa and Beckett, remember? - [Miles.]
I guess.
- [Scarlett sighs.]
And Frances.
Jax and Kit, and now me.
So, what do we do? We have to shut this down.
Storyteller wants a story, right? So let's give her one.
What if I mean, it's crazy What if we tell her that [Jenna.]
Five, six, seven, eight.
Left leg and three, five, six, seven, eight.
And then I was thinking [Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" playing.]
Great start, and then maybe we could four, five, six, seven, eight.
Maybe this is a blessing.
I mean, I am the lead, and I get to dance one on one with Carly.
[Carly.]
One, two, three, four, five - [feet thudding.]
- Great.
[Vanessa.]
Hey.
Sorry, I'm late.
Late? [Jenna.]
Is Mother Earth in this dance? No, but I thought it'd be fun if V helped out.
She's so good at choreo.
And I feel bad for her.
Who wants their only dance move to be this? [groans.]
- You need something, here I am.
- [both chuckle.]
And I feel bad for her.
Understudy again? If that's okay with you, Jenna.
Of course.
This will be great, the Three Amigos, the Three Musketeers, the Triplets of - Uh, Jenna, could you move a little? - We're just trying to think.
- Okay, so you finish with the jump, right? - Yeah.
Okay.
How about a twist to the left? And then pirouette.
Um, rond de jambe open.
And then a pied jump for some flair.
[chuckles.]
Perfect.
Get in there, Jenna.
You're a part of this too.
And then we could end with - [Vanessa.]
Hmm - [Carly.]
Or [both.]
Brisé ballet.
[Carly.]
You always end with the brisé ballet.
I don't think they'd even notice if I was gone.
What? It's my signature move.
- We should call it a V ballet.
- A CV ballet.
It's so good to see her happy.
It's so good to see her happy.
- Okay, uh, wanna try it from the top? - Okay.
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Two, two, three, four.
Perfect.
[chuckles.]
We want the audience to feel the weather, to hear the weather.
- Smell the weather, taste the weather - [George.]
Attention! If we use this as our set, it will be both efficient and beautiful.
And there will be no need for anything tactile.
It's not really my vibe.
I don't want to just see the sky.
- [plastic rustling.]
- I want to touch it.
Here.
Pass it around.
Are these cotton balls? The clouds.
Wouldn't it be cool to make clouds that you can feel? No, not cool.
You are going to make my brother's play look amateur.
It doesn't matter how it looks as long as it makes you feel.
I do not, cannot and will not make my brother's set out of beauty products.
Good day to you.
- [door opens.]
- [phone clicking.]
[sniffles.]
Is everything okay? Yeah.
Everything's fine.
Come on, Scarlett, talk to me.
Maybe I can help.
I just I can't believe Bianca would hurt me like this.
What did she do? Bianca's trying to take Aidan away from me.
No way.
B wouldn't do something like that.
And I would know if Bianca had feelings for someone.
Wouldn't I? Well, she's been creeping him online and I think he likes her too.
[sniffles.]
It'll be okay.
Here we go.
They're in the studio.
Who? The BFFs.
Oh.
What happened to the "I'm the lead" Jenna from this morning? [scoffs.]
You noticed.
[grunts.]
[Sasha.]
Okay.
Talk to me, goose.
It's just whenever V and Care together, it's like they're the only ones who exist.
I feel like a third wheel on my own bicycle.
[scoffs.]
I get it.
They're Tegan and Sara.
I felt left out sometimes too.
But they love you.
They love us.
Then why won't they include me in my own dance? - Ask them that.
- Yes.
You should.
No, Jenna.
You should.
But what if it makes things worse? What if they don't want to be my friends anymore? Then I guess you're stuck with me.
All right.
Who would like to sing first? [girl.]
Oh.
Come on up, Alya.
Alya, please, please prove me wrong.
I only started working on it this afternoon, but I think maybe someone needs to hear it.
[guitar strumming.]
You shared all your secrets tonight Set them all free [whispers.]
Here we go.
But the look on your face says I'm only helping me And I can be blind And that is my curse Now I know I stole - Or - From those who matter most Friends first Friends first It's beautiful.
I've never been so happy to be wrong.
When you turn is up And the chips are down Couldn't see before but I get it now Friends first Friends first Loving you more Than a song or a grade I know when to accept All the mistakes I've made 'Cause you are my future You are my past This won't be the only And it won't be the last Friends first Yes, it was wrong to test her, but she was wrong too.
Maybe this time, two wrongs made a right.
When your turn is up And the chips are down I was missing something But I get it now, friends first Friends first Friends first [applause.]
And the important thing is she never finds out that we didn't trust her.
[birds chirping.]
"It doesn't matter how it looks as long as it makes you feel.
" [scoffs.]
How many times must I say your name? And you can't see me When I hide in the shade "It doesn't matter how it looks as long as it makes you feel.
" And I thought I saw you In the garden that day There amongst the flowers In the breeze you did sway And that's when I saw beauty As long as it makes you feel.
Georgie boy.
I heard you had some challenges today.
- Are you okay? - I'm okay.
You want to talk about it? Surprisingly, I do not.
Your set is going to be magnificent.
So you don't need my help? [George.]
Not today, Aidan.
Not today.
- Oh.
- [both chuckling.]
[piano playing.]
Hey.
Can I talk to you for a second? Sure.
[sighs.]
I don't know how to say this.
[exhales.]
[grunts.]
- We're friends, right? - Of course.
- And friends include each other.
- Absolutely.
In their dances.
Look.
I'm happy for the three of us to work together.
But it's got to be the three of us not the two of you.
I'm so sorry, Jenna.
We didn't mean to leave you out.
It's just - I was worried about C.
- I was worried about V.
What? Why? Because you're the understudy again.
Well, you only get to arm dance, and this year has been the worst for you.
Um, this year has been pretty bad for me too.
But this is a huge win.
You got the lead.
Your first lead.
And we didn't say anything.
[scoffs.]
We got wrapped up in our own drama.
We're the worst.
No, you're not.
You guys just really care about each other.
We care about you too.
So can we try this again? - We can do more than just try.
- [chuckling.]
- [Jenna yelps.]
- [all giggling.]
[George.]
Right this way.
Watch your step and stop.
- Can I open my eyes now? - That was implied.
Yes, open.
I'm not sure I got them quite right.
[Sloane.]
Whoa.
It needs something, but I can't quite put my finger on them.
More sparkle.
Correct.
- That's - Magic.
[sighs.]
The cotton spreads the light very nicely.
And the light brings the cotton to life.
I accept your apology.
[chuckles.]
You're a strange one, George.
[sighs.]
I accept that as well.
[school bell ringing.]
You were brilliant.
You're a great friend, you really are.
I thought you were too.
Until Scarlett told me you were creeping her boyfriend.
Um, well - We don't let boys come between us.
- It's okay.
- No, it's not.
You were really upset.
- [Bianca.]
You're right.
I'm over Aidan.
Aidan who? - See? It's settled.
Friends.
- Friends.
Okay, what's going on here? You're both acting super weird.
Don't make me guess.
Whatever I come up with would be worse.
Okay, so funny story.
What Scarlett told you about me liking Aidan we made it up.
It was a test to see if you'd put my drama in your song.
Less helping, Scarlett, less helping.
You were testing me? But you passed.
Yay, you! - We never should've doubted you.
- Wait.
Who's "we"? They were just trying to help.
You were all talking about me behind my back? Don't look at me.
I had no clue any of this was even happening.
I'm sorry, Alya.
I thought you were my friend.
I just didn't want someone else to get hurt.
Guess what? Someone did.
- Alya - Don't.
You shared all your secrets And I set them all free But the look on your face says I'm only helping me And I can be blind And that is my curse Now I know I stole From those who matter most Friends first